I'm interested in doing this. Like...super-interested. Whether it's a single session, mini-series, or ongiong, episodic pseudo-podcast, I'm all about it. I'd like to brainstorm with one or two other people, script things out ahead of time, and play out the back-and-forth of them discussing their successes against mooks and failures against heroes over drinks. A few caveats, though.

I don't have much experience with audio editing, but would be willing to learn if someone with a knack for it wouldn't be available.

Chances are, this won't be done in person, so both parties (plus any interested guests) would either have to record separately or through some sort of group chat, which may reduce the quality.

Before I go putting my basket of chickens before the cart and getting too excited about this, would anyone else be interested?

There's no real timeframe. I'd like to get to it a bit sooner rather than later, but people have schedules and such. I'd like to commit to maybe recording on Friday evenings, spending the rest of the week in communication over the framework and script, editing if need otherwise be. Saturdays tend to be my gaming days and run a bit late. Other than that, usual grown-up responsibilities and whatnot occupy me through the workweek.

I think we should creat a google docs or something to get ideas out. At least get something out there where we can communicate better. These forums are good, but not the best for this kind of conversation and discussion (imo).

Okay, so I think we'll need two recurring participants, of which I will be one, to handle the voices of the eponymous characters. I'd like the occasional guest, maybe even recurring ones, be they other villains or the ever-present bartender, barman, or barmaid.

I've been roleplaying for the bulk of my life, but haven't done much actual acting, so I'm not anticipating any kind of little golden statues for performance here. It's a labor of love and fun, that's all. One that will hopefully be entertaining, of course.

I'm operating out of the Eastern time zone (GMT -5, last I checked), and am most available for recording on Friday evenings, with the rest of the week dedicated to scripting, storyboarding, and editing.

One more idea I have regarding guests isn’t just with regards to voices. I’d like to let people submit not only suggestions for who is being discussed, but possible scripts or frameworks for the conversation – give everyone a turn at contributing to the stories. Everyone who would be interested, anyway.

Ugh. Why am I so damn happy to be soaked? What'd I miss?Okay, so I think we'll need two recurring participants, of which I will be one, to handle the voices of the eponymous characters. I'd like the occasional guest, maybe even recurring ones, be they other villains or the ever-present bartender, barman, or barmaid.I've been roleplaying for the bulk of my life, but haven't done much actual acting, so I'm not anticipating any kind of little golden statues for performance here. It's a labor of love and fun, that's all. One that will hopefully be entertaining, of course.I'm operating out of the Eastern time zone (GMT -5, last I checked), and am most available for recording on Friday evenings, with the rest of the week dedicated to scripting, storyboarding, and editing.One more idea I have regarding guests isn’t just with regards to voices. I’d like to let people submit not only suggestions for who is being discussed, but possible scripts or frameworks for the conversation – give everyone a turn at contributing to the stories. Everyone who would be interested, anyway.

Sounds awesome. Let me know how I can help. Whether it's ideas, storyboarding, acting (i do have a credit on IMDB), or something else. I wrote a super quick, and super brief scene in the OblivAeon update if you want to see what i can come up with on the spot.

I have time and could contribute. I think I'd do okay with voice-acting, but it may take practice. You'll want to figure out a voice and a personality for each character. Then deep-dive all we currently know about them. From there it's just fun and games discussing how to take out the most powerful heroes the Sentinelverse has to offer.

At the moment, HB has an unapologetically exaggerated New York accent. Equity, by contrast, has a calm and cool tone without any discernable accent. HB's brash and conceited, but Equity's level, scathing remarks tend to cut a bit deeper when the two get antagonistic. They're peers on speaking terms, who get along about as well as any two can in the field.

At least,that's what I envision. I wouldn't be opposed to any kind of constructive feedback or correction.

I'm of a similar thought, except that I'm not entirely sure Equity would be motivated to reign HB in. He might comment on it, or contrast it with his level-headedness, but I don't think Equity would think it right to 'correct' HB.

"Well yeah, I backed over him. Needed to make sure he was dead, didn't I?"

"And you don't think three rounds to the chest was enough to ensure that?"

I have to say I would be EXTREMELY happy to do some v.a. for this project, and I'd love to put myself forward for Equity - since I have a mild (or 'cultivated,' as they call it) Australian accent, I think it'd be a good fit.

Even if we just needed a tiny cameo or something though, that would be very cool!

I love the idea of this whole thing (I mean who hasn't had fun thinking about how you could defeat each hero's powerset?), and could help with any ladyperson voices, but otherwise I think it'd probably be best to have you guys do you so the writing style stays consistent.

"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

What a delightful game to play, prospective Murder talk! While likely unable to delve too deeply in the lore with writing, I did do a good amount of voice acting over the years, and still perform on stage and the rare screen. Playing the villain is rarely less than a thrilling moment for any actor!

I can't say I'm totally sure about how to get this ball rolling, but I think I'm going to script out a mini-scenario and act out both parts myself. The 'script' will be a skeleton with tips on improvisation and reaction tones more than anything set in stone. I'll focus on HB, and allow anyone who wants to go over the script and record their lines as Equity in response to not just HB's scripted lines, but my tone and demeanor. From there, I’ll either dictatorially decide who gets the part or I’ll upload however many variants we have and let the community decide on who they feel has the best rapport and performance.

As we have a few ladies interested, I’ll see if I can’t add a few lines from the barmaid…and pointedly avoid referring to these roles as lady-parts.

"Hippo?! That friggin' guy. Anything he can do, I can do!""I once saw him lift a bus. Can you lift a bus?""...Y'know what? Who needs to lift a bus, anyway? If you can't hit 'em with a bullet, you can't hit 'em with a bus!""A bus is considerably larger than a bullet...""Can you lift a bus, Two-Tone?" (I see HB rarely calling Equity by his name.)"No.""Pfft. Then wh-""And I am not the least bit insecure about that.""Bite me."

Equity, by contrast, has a calm and cool tone without any discernable accent.

An insurance adjuster from suburban middle-America could be just about anything, but this description made me think of Kevin Costner’s eponymous Mr. Brooks. I’m unsure if Equity as Equity rather than as Andrew Jones should sound different, though.

My thought is that each of these men is trying to conceal his identity. Otherwise, why the masks? Tony Taurus may not have an overdone Brooklyn accent, but Heartbreaker does. And Jones may be a mild-mannered midwesterner, but there's no reason for Equity to not have, say, a charming and polite Australian accent.

This is, of course, all until I'm told otherwise by someone that outranks me. :D

@McBehrer: Would we want to go for "normal comic book narrator", Ostrander's Heroes for Hire comic book narrator, "adventure game narrator that snarks about the main characters", or "adventure game narrator that breaks the fourth wall and snarks to the main characters"?

"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.

I'm debating a narrator, actually. The jury's out on that one. I'd like to be able to paint the picture through their dialogue, but I don't see why we couldn't try it a couple of different ways. I'll hopefully have something good to go soon. I'm currently on the mend from an accident back in September, and it turns out that a broken back and neck don't lend theselves to "free time for writing" quite as much as they contribute to "perpetual exhaustion and pain."

But enough of all that. I'll have the trial script done and hopefully recorded by the end of this evening, EST.

As we have a few ladies interested, I’ll see if I can’t add a few lines from the barmaid

Eh, why the barmaid when there are so many worthwhile guest star possibilities? Glamour is always willing to work with others. Kismet could show up in an episode accidentally. Highbrow can come in and be haughty and smart at everyone. Heck, some version of La Capitan could even show up! So many options!

"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting;
but never hit soft."
- Theodore Roosevelt

... Now I'm gonna want an episode that is La Capitan talking to La Capitan and La Capitan about taking down the Sentinels and arguing with her/themselves about who has the best ideas until La Comodora comes and rounds them up like an annoyed grandma babysitting her unruly grandkids.

I have this weird yen to play Becky Blast as a one-time thing. I imagine an overly-excited dissonantly adorable valley girl type whose every suggestion is some variation on "blow things up" and talking about how pretty explosions are.

But yeah, there's actually quite a few potential lady villains among the major villains, team villains, mini nemeses, environments, and Citizens.

@Blue-Eyed Bard: Yikes, dude, are you like OK? Please rest up, those types of injuries can cause major problems if you exacerbate them or don't heal up right. :/

"If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon."

Not always the best at social skills; I apologize in advance. I don't apologize for any corny and morbid jokes, though.